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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Gregg Klein, Livingston, NJ (US);
Harlan Levine, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Timothy A. Hoeman, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Ray Zubok, Midland Park, NJ (US);
Robert G. Deluca, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Natalia Fridshtand, Ringwood, NJ (US);
Scott V. Cron, Wayne, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1675 (2013.01); A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61F 2/461 (2013.01); A61B 2090/034 (2016.02); A61F 2002/4623 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4624 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for removal of a femoral implant may include a handle portion and a cutting blade opposite the handle portion. The cutting blade may include a cutting edge, wherein the cutting edge includes a non-linear shape to substantially match at least a portion of a profile of the femoral implant to be removed.